Haw. Code R. § 15-22-183 - Sale and rental of reserved housing units

(a) The authority may advertise the sale or rental of reserved housing units and qualify and select persons for reserved housing units or may permit the developer of such units, or the developer's designated representative, to be responsible for advertising, qualifying, and selecting persons subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Applications for the purchase or rental of reserved housing units shall be accepted on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis as determined by the authority provided that the applications shall be submitted in person and provided further that only substantially completed applications shall be accepted. Applicants shall not be required to submit a deposit amount exceeding $500.

(c) Notice of the proposed sale or rental of reserved housing units shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation on two separate days. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) General description of the project in which the reserved housing units are located including its location, number of reserved housing units, size of the reserved housing units by number of bedrooms, and sales prices or rental rates;

(2) Qualification requirements for reserved housing units including maximum income limits, restrictions on ownership of property, the authority's first option to purchase and shared equity requirements for reserved housing units for sale, and permissible household sizes;

(3) A statement that buyers or renters shall be selected on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis, whichever is applicable;

(4) Where and when applications may be obtained and the first date, including time and place when applications will be accepted, and subsequent dates, times, and places for submission of applications;

(5) Deadline for submission of applications; and

(6) In the case of a reserved housing unit for sale, the deposit amount and mode of acceptable payment.

The time period between publication of the notice and the first acceptance of applications shall not be less than 14 days. The period shall be computed from the first day of publication of the notice.

(d) Applications shall be processed and applicants shall be selected in the order in which the applications were accepted or determined by lottery, provided that priority shall be given to applicants who have been displaced from housing as a result of development in the mauka area. Applicants shall be allowed to select a reserved housing unit based on maximum income limits, qualifying income, preference, permissible household sizes, and availability of the reserved housing unit.

(e) In the event the developer, or the developer's designated representative, as the case may be, shall have accepted and processed applications and selected applicants for reserved housing units, a certification shall be submitted to the authority that the selection was made on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis. Applicants shall be listed in the order in which the applications were accepted and the list shall be available for inspection by the authority. Furthermore, together with the certification of process compliance, the final applications for those persons selected shall be made available to the authority and the authority shall review the applications to ensure that the applicants meet the eligibility requirements established under this chapter.

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Haw. Code R. § 15-22-183

[Eff 9/8/86, comp 1/28/88, am and comp 2/24/90, am 12/15/94, am 8/4/95] (Auth: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7)
15-22-183 is based substantially upon § 15-17-303. [Eff 4/6/85; R 9/8/86]